新型コロナウィルス感染症(以下では、新型感染症)は、最初の伝染病危機から今は明らかに経済危機へと変わった。新型コロナウィルスの拡散初期に日本の水際対策は決して効率的ではなかった。そのため、新型感染症の国内流行が始まった4月に政府は外出制限と営業自粛を伴う緊急事態を宣言した。そのお陰で感染拡大は止められたが、その代わりに経済に甚大な打撃を与えてしまった。 5月25日に緊急事態宣言が解除されてから、日本政府は積極的に景気回復に乗り出した。健全財政に対するプレッシャーを振り切って大胆に財政を投入し、経済活性化に拍車をかけた。7月には新型感染症の第2派が到来したが、日本政府が再び緊急事態を宣言することはなかった。積極的に検査と隔離を行う感染症対策は最後まで導入されず、通常の経済活動を取り戻すための戦略のみが早急に実施されるようになった。アベノミクスの終焉が明白になったことを認識した日本政府の危機感と焦りが現れたと言える。

Since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, it has clearly already our daily lives in numerous ways. Indeed, COVID-19 has drastically changed from initially being an infectious disease crisis to now being an economic crisis. In the early days of the spread of the new coronavirus, Japan's quarantine measures (Mizugiwa-Taisaku) were inefficient. Therefore, in April, when the new disease began to spread domestically, the government declared a state of emergency with curbs on going out and self-restraint from doing any business. The nationwide state of emergency declaration has mitigated the spread of COVD-19, but instead has dealt a severe blow to the economy. After the state of emergency was lifted on May 25, the Japanese government began to actively work on the economic recovery. It has spurred economic revitalization by boldly scaling up its fiscal support in spite of pressure for fiscal consolidation. In July, the second wave of COVID-19 started, but the Japanese government didn’t declare a state of emergency again despite a nationwide surge. Infectious disease countermeasures, which actively inspect and isolate these diseases, have not been introduced until now, and only strategies to restore normal economic activity have been implemented. It can be said that the Japanese government, which recognized that the end of Abenomics had become apparent, has begun to feel a sense of crisis and impatience.